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Violation of the Human Rights of the Children of Fukushima

17 August 2011

We submitted this document to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 17 August.

This submission concerns the violation of the human rights of the children of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. These children have been continually exposed to radioactive contamination since 11 March 2011, the start of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, and urgent measures are needed to reduce this exposure.

The children of Fukushima have the same right as all other children in Japan to live
a life free from unnecessary, preventable radiation exposure. We urgently request
that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights/OHCHR come to Japan
to investigate this matter.